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Title Democracy in a pandemic : participation in response to crisis / edited by Graham Smith and Tim Hughes, with Lizzie Adams and Charlotte Obijiaku.

Publication Info. London : University of Westminster Press, 2021.

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Summary Covid-19 has highlighted limitations in our democratic politics - but also lessons for how to deepen our democracy and more effectively respond to future crises. In the face of an emergency, the working assumption all too often is that only a centralised, top-down response is possible. This book exposes the weakness of this assumption, making the case for deeper participation and deliberation in times of crises. During the pandemic, mutual aid and self-help groups have realised unmet needs. And forward-thinking organisations have shown that listening to and working with diverse social groups leads to more inclusive outcomes. Participation and deliberation are not just possible in an emergency. They are valuable, perhaps even indispensable. This book draws together a diverse range of voices of activists, practitioners, policy makers, researchers and writers. Together they make visible the critical role played by participation and deliberation during the pandemic and make the case for enhanced engagement during and beyond emergency contexts. Another, more democratic world can be realised in the face of a crisis. The contributors to this book offer us meaningful insights into what this could look like.
Subject Political participation.
COVID-19 Pandemic, 2020-
Democracy.
Participation politique.
Pandémie de COVID-19, 2020-
Democracy
Political participation
COVID-19 Pandemic (2020- ) (OCoLC)fst02024716 https://id.oclc.org/worldcat/entity/E39Qhp4vB9ppxymcDb8984mKfy
Chronological Term Since 2020
Added Author Smith, Graham, 1966- editor.
Hughes, Tim, editor.
Adams, Lizzie, editor.
Obijiaku, Charlotte, editor.
Other Form: Print version: DEMOCRACY IN A PANDEMIC. [Place of publication not identified] : UNIVERSITY OF WESTMINSTER, 2021 1914386175 (OCoLC)1259330313
ISBN 9781914386183 (electronic bk.)
1914386183 (electronic bk.)
1914386175
9781914386176
Standard No. AU@ 000069749642
AU@ 000069972289
AU@ 000073941796

 
    
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